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A law has been passed in Sudan dissolving the party of ousted former president Omar al-Bashir. Mr Bashir seized power in a 1989 coup and ruled for almost three decades, until he was overthrown by a protest movement in April. The country’s transitional authorities also repealed a public order law that was used to police women’s behaviour. Both measures responded to key demands of the protest movement, which aims to dismantle Mr Bashir’s regime. Sudan is currently led by a joint military and civilian council, as well as a civilian-led cabinet headed by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. What does this…

Close to 7,000 caterers who cooked under the Ghana School Feeding Programme for the third term of the 2018/19 academic year have been paid, Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Mrs. Cynthia Morrison has confirmed. “So everyone is expected to receive payment today, [Thursday November 28] as has been confirmed by the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement systems limited (GHIPSS),” the minister told the media on Thursday. Admitting that payment has delayed due to a number of issues, including separating data of caterers with contracts from those without contracts to ensure that government’s money do not go to wrong hands.…

Close to 7,000 caterers who cooked under the Ghana School Feeding Programme for the third term of the 2018/19 academic year have been paid, Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Mrs. Cynthia Morrison has confirmed. “So everyone is expected to receive payment today, [Thursday November 28] as has been confirmed by the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement systems limited (GHIPSS),” the minister told the media on Thursday. Admitting that payment has delayed due to a number of issues, including separating data of caterers with contracts from those without contracts to ensure that government’s money do not go to wrong hands.…

Close to 7,000 caterers who cooked under the Ghana School Feeding Programme for the third term of the 2018/19 academic year have been paid, Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Mrs. Cynthia Morrison has confirmed. “So everyone is expected to receive payment today, [Thursday November 28] as has been confirmed by the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement systems limited (GHIPSS),” the minister told the media on Thursday. Admitting that payment has delayed due to a number of issues, including separating data of caterers with contracts from those without contracts to ensure that government’s money do not go to wrong hands.…

The Coalition of Concerned Teachers, Ghana (CCT-Gh) has given government up till Thursday, December 5 to complete payment of salary arrears. According to a statement issued by the Coalition on Friday, November 29, payment of the arrears will “avoid an industrial unrest at the education front”. The Coalition claims the issue of salary arrears has been a “pain in our neck as a union and that of teachers, especially those affected”. It said assurances were given on September 13, 2019 at a meeting held at the instance of the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah. At that…

Inspire to Rise partnered has partnered a Ghanaian-German ICT organization, Grow Ghana, to organise ICT workshops at Nungua St. Peters Anglican 1 & 2 JHS School as well as Kanda Estate 1 Basic JHS School. The beneficiary pupils were trained in digital skills. They received training on the introduction of new application Raspberry Pi, its parts and functions of use. They were also trained on how to source important information or research from the internet using the Raspberry Pi. The pupils were also taught the skills of basic coding. The two non-profit organisations partnered again to organise a menstrual hygiene…

The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Prof. Mike Ocquaye has commended the Ghana Football Association for the vigorous #BringBackTheLove campaign it has launched to court public support and bring back the love for football in the country. Addressing members of the Executive Council of the GFA during a courtesy call on him and the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sports in Parliament yesterday, the Speaker said he was overwhelmed by how the campaign was effective and attracted massive support for the Black Stars during the recent African Cup qualifier between the Black Stars and South Africa in Cape Coast. Prof. Ocquaye…

A four-member delegation from Spain have met the business community and the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Western Region to explore investment opportunities. The delegation is looking for investment opportunities in tourism and manufacturing while building a strong trade relationship with the Western Region and their home country, Spain. The meeting follows an earlier visit of the Western Region Minister, Kobby Othere Darko Mensah, and some MMDCEs to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, where they participated in the 1st Spain-Ghana Tourism and Trade Forum. The meeting attracted heads of departments, representatives from the Ministry of…

Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) Dr Steve Manteaw says government must put measures in place to check illicit financial flows in the extractive sector. According to a report by the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Ghana on the average loses $1.4 billion annually in the natural resources sector to illicit financial flows. The report indicated that from 2002 to 2018, cumulative gross illicit flows from trade mis-invoicing in the country amounted to $20 billion. Illicit financial flows refer to money that is illegally earned, transferred or utilised. Dr Manteaw revealed that some companies operating in…